The story of Eadweard Muybridge, Flora Shallcross Stone and Harry Larkyns, as told by their granddaughter, Rosa Maria de Martinez
A dazzling novel of secrets, scandal, and survival. Light and Shadow by Candida Baker reimagines a notorious Victorian crime through the eyes of a fearless young woman. From 19th-century California to Mexico and Australia’s Snowy Mountains, it’s a gripping tale of love, art, and legacy across generations.
Bush Studies, written during the 1890s, presents a bleak and uncompromising image of life in the Australian bush. These classic stories of pioneering Australia are introduced by Elizabeth Webby.
When Benny Banana Peel is invited to a superstar singing weekend with Madam Melody, he thinks he is dreaming. But when the other students choose to learn opera singing, Benny is faced with a big decision. Will he follow his heart or follow the crowd?
In Dreams brings together fifty-one works for the first time in English by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the "father of the Japanese short story" and one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. Deftly translated by Ryan Choi, these stories and vignettes all have radical brevity in common.
Lennie Lower, Australia's answer to James Thurber and S.J. Perelman, wrote humorous columns for Smith's Weekly and The Women's Weekly and by 1930 was seen as our greatest humorist with his novel Here's Luck. HERE'S LOWER is a selection of the whimsical Lower from his newspaper columns of the 1930s, illustrated by Patrick Cook. These short tales ......
From one of the most-read religious and philosophical scholars in the United States comes a collection of creative, thought-provoking fables. Alongside David Bentley Hart's widely read work in philosophy, theology, and religious studies there has always been the other side of his writing-the fiction, poetry, and literary essays-which has often ......
For fourteen years, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize has been awarded for the best short fiction from the Commonwealth. The overall winning entry is by Canadian Vincentian writer Chanel Sutherland. The other winning stories are by Joshua Lubwama (Uganda), Faria Basher (Bangladesh), Subraj Singh (Guyana) and Kathleen Ridgwell (Australia).
These 20 stories, illustrated with traditional Aboriginal drawings, are topical and satirical pieces, giving an insider's view to a strange and all-embracing ancient culture. B&w illustrations
In Flights of the Mind Lorraine James brings to life everyday experiences and common memories, with stories straddling the twentieth century up to the present. Seen through the daily struggles of individuals and families, the self-satisfaction of the wealthy, the hopes of the downtrodden, joys of beachside holidays, and, as a bonus, ......
